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TikTok reportedly has 18 million users who are 14 or younger, renewing concerns for children’s safety – Business Insider Australia
If you’ve ever been on TikTok, it’s apparent that its userbase skews young. But internal data reportedly shows that TikTok believes more than one-third of its users in the US are just 14 or younger.
- The viral app TikTok is a particular popular app among teens and minors. Internal company data from July shows TikTok classified 18 million users – more than one-third of its daily userbase in the US – as being 14 years or younger, The New York Times reports.
- Employees regularly noticed videos from children who appeared to be even younger than 13, according to the Times.
- Children’s privacy laws in the US prohibit apps like TikTok from collecting personal informati…
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